Best Way to Copy and RE-USE an Existing Assembly controlled by a Spreadsheet?

[SteveFrey]

What is the best practice to copy and re-use an existing assembly that is controlled by an excel spreadsheet?  I tried the Design Assistant, SDK CopyDesign Tool, iLogic Design Copy tools but none of them work correctly.  I need to retain the control of the spreadsheet once copied.  Does anyone have any idea on this one?  Thanks.

[Anonymous]

What are you controlling in the spreadsheet?

I would think and exact copy would refrence the original spreadsheet.
  Is this an item in your library?

Or is this a spreadsheet that you want to have control numerous assemblies that are similar but named differently?

T.S.

[nannerdw]

You can use Pack and Go (under "Save As" in the file menu) to copy the assembly along with all of its linked files.

[SteveFrey]

I am controlling multiple parts across two sub-assemblies.  I basically need to copy the entire assembly and re-use it again in a completely new configuration for a new customer. 

[SteveFrey]

Pack and Go won't work because when I modify the copied assembly, the original assembly gets modified, too.  I need something that is totally independent from the original.  I think the only way around this is to put the new assembly in a new project but that won't work for me.

[Anonymous]

Yes,  to get the sepeartion they need to be in seperate projects.

A new customer would be a new project right? or do you need the old and the new configuration together for the new client?

You could probably manually break the tie and reconfigure them, but it may take ilogic, I have not used spreadsheet control, only part linking, so I cannot help there.

I am well versed in Pack-n-go  and it will completely break the connections.

This isn't guanteed but I had someting similar work for me when I wanted to break an assembly with frame components into two seperate copies in one project.

You could pack it up into a new project directory,  refine the directory structure to just one folder if that is possible.

Adjust any file names that need to be different from the original.

They you might be able to copy the one directory back into your original project and have it behave properly.

Leaving the contents in its own directory within the project for organizational / seperational purposes.

T.S.

[SteveFrey]

I need them all to reside in one project.  Part linking does work but for some of my assemblies it won't work for this one.  I should be using iLogic as it would simplify everything except I haven't been able to grasp it.  I wish there was a way to simply copy one assembly so I can re-use it.  Hmmm.